Phylum: Zygomycota Class: Zygomycetes
Order: Mucorales Family: Phycomycetaceae
Species: Spinellus fusiger (Link) Tiegh.
Synonyms: Mucor fusiger
Mucor macrocarpus
Spinellus macrocarpus
Common Name: Bonnet Mould


A Zygomycete
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Spinellus fusigerPhotographer: © Debbie Nelson
On Mycena
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Mycena (5)
Mycena inclinata (2)
Mycena polygramma (1)
Mycena galericulata (1)
Mycena pura (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (2)
Bog: raised (1)
Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (1)
Scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: coniferous (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Fruitbody (5)
Months recorded in & number of records:
June (1)
September (4)
October (5)